{"id":5993,"date":"2024-09-11T15:18:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/?p=5993"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:24:31","slug":"community-event-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/news\/community-event-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation","title":{"rendered":"National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As we approach September 30th, Canada prepares to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<\/a>, a day dedicated to honoring the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as \u00a0well as their families and communities.<\/p>\n

Concurrently, September 30th also marks Orange Shirt Day<\/a>, an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative aimed at raising\u00a0awareness of the individual, family and community\u00a0inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept \u00a0of \u201cEvery Child Matters\u201d. \u00a0The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.<\/p>\n

On this day, Canadians are encouraged to wear orange as a visible gesture of respect and remembrance for the thousands of Survivors who emerged from the residential school system and for those who never returned home. This day holds great importance as it underscores the integral role that acknowledging the history and enduring impact of residential schools plays in the ongoing journey of reconciliation.<\/p>\n

Local Community Events – September 30, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons, Midland ON
<\/span><\/strong>6:00 AM to 4:00 PM<\/p>\n

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons invites you to join them for a journey of self-reflection. The historic site is offering free admission on September 30th. Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre, Midland ON
<\/span><\/strong>10:00 AM to 12:00 PM<\/p>\n

Come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. This event will include opening songs and prayers, traditional dancers, a sacred fire, BBQ and more. Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

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As we approach September 30th, Canada prepares to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day dedicated to honoring the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as \u00a0well as their families and communities. Concurrently, September 30th also marks Orange Shirt Day, an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative aimed at raising\u00a0awareness of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5993"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6504,"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5993\/revisions\/6504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chigamik.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}